[Bend it like Bourgeois]

Originally Posted by MarchHare

This is a Google Maps satellite view of a typical suburban neighbourhood in South Calgary. The houses are packed as tightly together as sardines in a can, and none of them have a backyard sizable enough for kids to play in:

My point though, is that the argument that a single family detached home in the suburbs is necessary so "the kids have a backyard to play in" is a complete red herring.

Or the red herring is the myth of urban sprawl in calgary.